Paychex logged a -1.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $135.19 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. PAYX's trading volume is 1,154,994 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,392,633.
Paychex trades -8.25% away from its average analyst target price of $147.33 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $122.0 to $160.0, and on average have given Paychex a rating of hold.
If you are considering an investment in PAYX, you'll want to know the following:
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Paychex's current price is 294.4% above its Graham number of $34.28, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Paychex has moved 6.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.2%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.59, Paychex has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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PAYX has a forward P/E ratio of 25.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.29 per share
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.81 compared to its sector average of 2.89
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Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India.
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Based in Rochester, the company has 19,000 full time employees and a market cap of $48.61 Billion. Paychex currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.9%.
